Arabic News Daily Page for 2/26/2003
Daily Edition - Wednesday, February 26, 2003
- Yemeni judge in charge of terrorism file assassinated
A Yemeni security source said yesterday that a Yemeni judge in charge of the terrorism file in Yemen was killed by bullets on Sunday at the hand of unidentified persons in the Eastern part of the country. Yemen, Politics, 2/26/2003 - Annan arrives in Greece continuing efforts to finalize Cyprus deal
The UN said: Continuing efforts to finalize a deal to enable a united Cyprus to join the European Union (EU) later this year, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived yesterday in Greece, where he stressed adherence to the goal of reaching agreement by end of this month. Turkey-Regional, Politics, 2/26/2003 - Morocco holds trade event in Guinea
A Morocco trade week is currently held in the Guinean capital city of Conakry with a dozen Moroccan exporting enterprises attending. Morocco-Guinea, Economics, 2/26/2003 - Al-Watan: Saudi Arabia announces arresting 7 youths for al-Qaida links
Saudi Arabia's minister of interior prince Nayaf Bin Abdul Aziz has announced that the Saudi authorities had arrested 7 Saudi youths suspected to be members in al-Qaida organization. Saudi Arabia, Politics, 2/26/2003 - New Iraqi disarmament letters have 'some positive elements', Blix
United Nations disarmament official Hans Blix said yesterday he has received new letters from Iraq containing some "positive elements" for his search for evidence of banned weapons of mass destruction, but cautioned that the correspondence needs to be explored further. Iraq-UN, Politics, 2/26/2003 - Standard And Poor raises ratings outlook for Morocco to stable
Standard And Poor Ratings Services on Friday said it raised its ratings outlook for Morocco. Morocco, Economics, 2/26/2003 - Four American soldiers were killed in a helicopter crash in Kuwait
Four American soldiers were killed on Tuesday early morning when a helicopter carrying them crashed during training in the desert. Kuwait-USA, Local, 2/26/2003